Thread: What is your most rare straight razor?

RobinK is that GoldEdge rare because of its size?

Can’t really say how “rare” it is, but I don’t think there are that many around...
Zowada Carbon Series. One of my favorites.

R Saito SK1 is another I've got that's quite rare.

I have no idea whether or not it's rare. I've just never heard of another mentioned in my time here.

Here's a couple of quick pics of my Henckels Friodur Shoulderless 72-V.

It's a 1/4 grind.

This is the only one of these I have seen in 10+ years of researching straight razors: a Pranafa Solingen 451, made from finest Sheffield steel forged and real hollow ground in Germany, Greek writing on blade. Can't find much info on the internet about it.

Picked it up on the Bay for $25 shipped, had a few extra bucks in PayPal account and thought "Oh hell, let's take a chance on it, I can spare $25 if it doesn't work out" and ended up being a real fine shaver.

I do have a few rare ones...

This is a first generation Tamahagane razor made at Sanjo Works by Iwasaki and Yukio Kamijo....it's signed by both on the face of the tang....on the back tang there's the batch and no of the razor --->617.6
I have only seen @ 3 of these in the last 7 years and all were in bad shape.



I also have an Iwasaki + Yukio Kamijo Sweedish steel razor


This is rare because Yukio was old and he only colaborated a few years with Iwasaki before he retired.

Another rare one is this Iwasaki Sponge steel or directly reduced iron razor....there were @ 50 made.




only seen one of these

Another rare one...
An Iwasaki Frameback.



A super rare Iwasaki TS razor...have no idea what it means...its the same as my iwasaki no 50.



i do have a few more but they are not that rare.




I do have some rare Yukio Kamijo razors...


these are 3rd generation...
my rarest kamijo is this 1st gen red Kanji razor.
...well the kanji aint red no more but i plan to solve that problem and put some period specific scales ti it.

Iwasaki frameback!!! Never new Iwasaki San made one! I have a copy of a catalogue showing many models but no frameback, I need to sit down and take a deep breath....

He's a cheeky little number that I've never seen before.
#14 Gens, gold wash depicting bullfight echoing Filarmonicas




I know a fair few manufacturers used the 14 blank just never seen this one before

Originally Posted by DoughBoy68

This is the only one of these I have seen in 10+ years of researching straight razors: a Pranafa Solingen 451, made from finest Sheffield steel forged and real hollow ground in Germany, Greek writing on blade. Can't find much info on the internet about it.

Picked it up on the Bay for $25 shipped, had a few extra bucks in PayPal account and thought "Oh hell, let's take a chance on it, I can spare $25 if it doesn't work out" and ended up being a real fine shaver.

The greek writing is the name, first initial of fathers name and surname.

My Osborne and Garrett Osgar 13/16. Sheffield steel hollow ground in Germany. Pretty much all it says on the blade. I would like to find another so they could produce offspring.